# Accident 20090323003699A: Cessna T210L, Angel Fire, NM, March 23, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2009, 08:35 local time
- Place: Angel Fire, NM
- Airport: Angel Fire
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4219° N, 105.2897° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4219&lon=-105.2897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59287, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59287-2014-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T210L (registry code 2073449, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,360 total, 800 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090323003699A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON MARCH 23, 2009 AT 8:35 AM MDT, N59287, A CESSNA T210L, DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AT ANGEL FIRE, NM DURING AN ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF IN GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT, THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT, OR HIS PASSENGER.  THE AIRPORT RUNWAY WAS COVERED WITH GRANULAR ICE AND THERE WAS A DIRECT CROSSWIND OF 19 KNOTS GUSTING TO 23 KNOTS.  THE INTENDED FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 VISUAL FLIGHT RULES.  THE INTENDED DESTINATION WAS EDGEWOOD, NM (1N1).  MARGINAL VFR WEATHER CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN09CA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA235), Mar 23, 2009: Cessna 210 (N59287), Angel Fire, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to take off on an icy runway with high crosswinds.

## Other reports on N59287 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20000814043909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000814043909A), Aug 14, 2000: Cessna T210L (N59287), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot reported smoke in the cockpit on final approach to Addison Airport and declared an emergency. On short final tower advised pilot gear did not…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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